Syria's foreign minister met with an Israeli delegation in Paris to discuss de-escalation and the situation in Druze-majority Sweida province after deadly sectarian violence last month, state media reported Wednesday.

State news agency SANA said late Tuesday that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer discussed "de-escalation and non-interference in Syria's internal affairs".

It said their talks also addressed monitoring the Sweida ceasefire announced by the United States last month.

Syrian state television reported an unidentified government source as saying Wednesday that Syria's intelligence chief also attended the meeting.

"Both sides affirmed their commitment to the unity of Syrian territory... and that Sweida is an integral par

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